Paras
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PARAS • (puh-RUHS)
spiciness, pungency, hotness in flavor
Tagálog (Filipino): angháng
Derived Word:
MAPARAS • (muh-puh-RUHS)
spicy
Intensive form: kaparás (“so spicy, how spicy”)
Tagálog (Filipino): maangháng
Derived Kapampángan Surnames
(1) PARAS
(2) CAPARAS
Kapampángan surnames derived from paras (“spiciness”) and kaparas (“so spicy, how spicy”)
Example Sentence:
Kaparas na ning lárâ! [Kap]
Ang angháng ng síli! [Tag]
The chili pepper is so spicy! [Eng]
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